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Pulmonary malignant tumor metastasis or alveolar echinococcosis metastasis: the radiological dilemma
Yener Aydin1, Hayri Ogul2, Ali Bilal Ulas1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk University, Medical Faculty, Erzurum, 25240 Turkey.
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|September 23, 2025
Abstract:
Approximately one-third of patients with a malignant disease develop lung metastases. Two-thirds of malignant tumor metastases are located in the peripheral third of the lung and present as well-circumscribed nodules. In this study, we present a 35-year-old male patient diagnosed with alveolar echinococcosis, a rare condition that can radiologically mimic pulmonary malignant metastases, posing a diagnostic challenge.

